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Japan Times
Rugby
Jul 20, 2019
Cheer song 'Daenzakura' unites players and fans
Music and sports are completely different fields. There are many situations, however, where their paths cross. Often it's music and songs that help cheer up fans and teams and allow supporters to develop strong bonds with the players and each other.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 17, 2019
Japan's 'trilemma' in the Strait of Hormuz
Should Japan take part in another U.S.-led 'coalition of the willing'?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / INSIDER REPORT
Jul 16, 2019
Is there a future for nuclear power in Japan?
This is the third in a series of reports on Japan's energy policy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 12, 2019
Japan's place in coalition-building against Iran
Japan's participation in any coalition in the Persian Gulf region is far from a foregone conclusion
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 7, 2019
U.S. progressives don't know how to end the 'forever war'
Bringing the troops home is a laudable goal — if you have a plan to do it in a way that doesn't harm national security.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 27, 2019
Palestinians reject economic solutions from 'punitive' U.S.
Palestinian leaders accused the Trump administration of punishing them with one hand and offering to reward them with the other, as protesters turned out in the West Bank and Gaza on Wednesday to demonstrate against a U.S. economic peace plan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 18, 2019
Success or failure for Abe in Tehran?
There are still miles to go in Abe's endeavor, and no one should be judging the Japanese government this early in the process.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 18, 2019
U.S. preparing to send more troops to Middle East, sources say
The United States is preparing to send additional troops to the Middle East in response to mounting concerns over Iran, which Washington blames for attacks on oil tankers last week, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Monday, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 17, 2019
Is U.S. attention on the Mideast yet again?
Tokyo should strive to not let U.S. policymakers' strategic attention be diverted from East Asia to the Middle East yet again.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 17, 2019
How the U.S. can keep the Strait of Hormuz open
Only a global alliance will deter Iran from attacks at sea.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 17, 2019
Boeing crisis and trade tensions cast pall over Paris Air Show despite hefty plane orders
Safety concerns, trade wars and growing security tensions in the Gulf are dampening spirits at the world's largest plane-makers as they arrive at this week's Paris Airshow with little to celebrate despite bulging order books.
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jun 13, 2019
Iran has little to gain from Gulf of Oman tanker attacks
Two oil tankers have been damaged in a suspected attack in the waters between the United Arab Emirates and Iran as they were leaving the Persian Gulf. This is the second incident in four weeks, and raises the question of who gains what from them.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 13, 2019
Coalition vows retaliation after Yemen's Houthis strike Saudi airport
The Saudi-led military coalition vowed to respond firmly to a missile attack by Yemeni Houthi forces on a civilian airport in southern Saudi Arabia on Wednesday that wounded 26 people.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 12, 2019
China's Senkaku Islands ambition
China aims to establish a situation of de facto co-administration of the Senkakus as a stepping stone to vying for sole administration at some point in the future.
WORLD
Jun 7, 2019
U.S. and Russia trade blame for near collision of warships in East China Sea
Russia and the United States blamed each other for a near collision between their warships in the East China Sea on Friday with both countries accusing one another of dangerous and unprofessional behavior.
In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google
The Google logo is seen at the company's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California. Japanese authorities on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order to Google over an alleged violation of the country's anti-monopoly law.
Tokyo hotel operators face possible warnings over suspected price cartel
Foreign tourists gather on a platform at Kyoto Station on Wednesday.
Japan and the U.S. begin tariff talks on good terms, but without breakthroughs
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, speaks to reporters in Washington on Wednesday.
Magnitude 5.0 earthquake jolts Nagano
A map showing the location of an earthquake that hit Nagano Prefecture on Friday evening, with the numbers indicating the seismic intensity on the shindo scale to 7.
Parts of Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines to be suspended over weekend
Sections of the outer loop of Tokyo's Yamanote Line and the Keihin-Tohoku Line will be shut down all day Saturday, and from the start of service through around noon on Sunday.
Nothing sells like Shohei Ohtani, MLB’s marketing megastar
People walk past an advertisement featuring Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani outside Tokyo Dome on March 18.
Tokyo stock picker advises Trump-proofing portfolios with Godzilla-creator Toho
The head of Godzilla, a Japanese monster movie character, is seen on a building of Toho Cinema in Tokyo. Toho is one tariff-defensive stock being recommended by brokers.
LDP and CDP lawmaker groups propose 0% consumption tax on food
A vegetable stand displays prices at a supermarket in Tokyo in 2023. Some lawmakers are proposing lowering the consumption tax on food to 0%, which is expected to result in a loss of up to ¥5 trillion in tax revenue annually.
Tokyo hotel operators face possible warnings over suspected price cartel
Foreign tourists gather on a platform at Kyoto Station on Wednesday.
Kyotographie 2025 opts for laughter and levity in the face of global strife
Palestinian American photographer Adam Rouhana’s exhibition at this year’s Kyotographie festival shows Palestinian life, not death and rubble.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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